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Ryan Mania, hospitalised 24 hours after riding the Grand National winner, underwent further scans on his spine yesterday, but both his mother and agent issued reassuring statements on his condition.

The Professional Jockeys’ Association (PJA), meanwhile, undertook to discuss the schedule that confronts National-winning riders and whether they should be encouraged to give up their mounts the following day.

Mania, 23, who was airlifted from Hexham racecourse after falling in a hurdle race on Sunday, was hoping to be allowed home but doctors at Newcastle Royal Infirmary decided an MRI scan was necessary.